Soft Milk Bread Cinnamon Rolls

Soft Milk Bread Cinnamon Rolls

I was awake early in the morning and decided I may as well bake! I came up with this recipe.

Yield:
16-20 medium-sized rolls

Dough Ingredients: 
2 cups warm milk
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter melted
1 tbsp honey
3 tsp yeast
5 cup unbleached flour

1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt

Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup cane sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter melted

Glaze Ingredients (you may want to double the portion):
1 stick cream cheese
1/2-3/4 cup powdered confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2-4 tbsp milk as needed

More Ingredients:
melted butter for brushing

Directions for rolls:

1) Mix the warm milk, honey, and yeast together. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.

2) In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar,  and salt.

3) Add the melted butter and milk mixture to the flour mixture. Mix with chopstick or spoon until dough forms. 

4) Knead gently in your hands until ball forms, but do not over-knead like you would for bread.

5) Set in greased bowl and cover. Let rise for 30 minutes.

6) Flour surface and flatten dough to a rectangular shape about 1/4 inch thick.

7) Brush most of one stick melted butter on dough. 

8) Mix cinnamon and sugar, then sprinkle it evenly across the dough.

9) Roll the dough up and cut into 16 equal pieces.

10) Place the rolls in a casserole pan, brush with remaining butter, cover, and let rise for about an hour.

11) Place in preheated oven at 400 degrees F. Add water to a pan under the rolls to add humidity to the oven.

12) Immediately turn the oven down to 350 degrees F. Bake for approx. 30 minutes or until browned on top.

13) While it is baking, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until light and creamy. Add milk as needed to get good consistency.

14) When the rolls are done, smother with the glaze and enjoy!